Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414131313131313121212121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33440039438930729028227733151545437335027426523920416012811385848282
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
2.55
10:00PM
2.49
10:20AM
2.69
10:41PM
2.61
10:58AM
2.81
11:19PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.72
3:54PM
0.74
4:12AM
0.61
4:33PM
0.63
4:50AM
0.51
5:10PM
0.53
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset-----8:44-------8:43-------8:43--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111-----------11--------
Temp. °C201920212120181918182022222119141515161922211615
Feels °C (?)201919191919171818192021212219111212131620201110
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